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Transcript of Vietnam War Movies

Skye/ JacobThursday, April 14th, 2016Angelica/ AlexusMovies on the WarVietnam War MoviesIntro to the Vietnam War MoviesSoldiers Returning from the War- Loss of innocence - Adaptation to the war (survival in the jungle)- Ways to cope with the war (music, drinking, drugs) - Highest # of African Americans to serve in an American War- African Americans hated White soldiers who fought in war- Asian American soldiers had to protect themselves- Young soldiers did not care about ethnicity- First American War to be televised- Film industry made a positive contribution to war effort- War films lost their appeal by mid-1960s- Realistic war films not released until post-war

- Why there were not many movies on the war- War tactics used in the movies - airstrikes, raids, burning villages and taking hostages

ANYQUESTIONS??The DirectorsOliver StoneDirected Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July